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Yozgat, formerly Bozok, is a city and the capital district of Yozgat province in the Central Anatolia region of Turkey. According to 2000 census, population of the district is 113,614 of which 73,930 live in the city of Yozgat. History The Ottoman Empire annexed Yozgat in 1398. After Timur Lenk's short hegemony, it was reannexed…

Tunceli is the provincial capital of Tunceli Province in Turkey. Tunceli has a population of 86.076 (2015 census) and most of the population are Zaza and Kurmanc Kurds in Tunceli. They can speak both Turkish and Zazaki. The official language is Turkish. Tunceli is located in the middle of the eastern part of Turkey. Although the…

Şırnak is a Turkish province in southeastern Anatolia. It has a population of 403,607 (2006 est). The population was 353,197 in 2000. Kurds form the majority. Şırnak has some mountainous regions in the west and the south, but the majority of the province consists of plateaus, resulting from the many rivers that cross it. These…

Siirt is a city in southeastern Turkey and the seat of Siirt Province. The population of the city according to the 2000 census was 98,281. The city's landmark is the Great Mosque (Ulu Cami) built in 1129 by the Great Seljuk Sultan Mahmut II who belonged to the main branch of the dynasty that ruled…

Ordu is a port on the Black Sea coast of Turkey and the capital city of Ordu Province. Etymology "Ordu" means 'army' in the Turkish language (and the word has come down in modern English as the word horde). The name may have been given because in the 15th century the city was a headquarters…

Muğla is the seat of Muğla province, which stretches along Turkey´s Aegean coast in the southwest of the country. Geography Muğla is about 20 km (12 mi) inland, at an altitude of 660 meters in a pot-shaped small plain surrounded by mountains, and is the administrative capital of a province that includes the popular tourist…

Malatya is the capital city of the Malatya Province in the Eastern Anatolia region of Turkey. Overview In ancient times, it was also known by its older name of Melitene, that dates back to the Roman period. An even older name (of the ancient Hittite city) was Melid. Ancient Malatya lies a few kilometres from…

Kilis is a city in south-central Turkey on the border with Syria and capital of Kilis Province. It is generally associated with the city of Kilisi, noted in Assyrian texts. Geography The Öncüpınar Syrian border crossing is 5 km (3 mi) to the south and the large city of Gaziantep is 60 km (37 mi)…

Kayseri , named in the antiquity Mazaka or Mazarca, Eusebia, Caesarea Cappadociae, and later Kaisariyah, is a large and industrialized city in Central Anatolia, Turkey. It is the seat of Kayseri Province. The city of Kayseri, as defined by the boundaries of Kayseri Metropolitan Municipality, is structurally composed of five metropolitan districts, the two core…

Karabük is the capital district and a town of Karabük Province in the Black Sea region of Turkey. The population is 236.978 (2015 census). One of the major steel producers in Turkey, namely Kardemir (Karabük Iron and Steel Works), is located in Karabük. Karabük is one of the newest provinces of Turkey in the Northern…